The Anthropic junk rating has Adam Back calling Bitcoin the hurdle rate.
TL;DR: TD Cowen reportedly raised its Strive share-price target from $44 to $56 after the Bitcoin treasury company expanded its holdings to 35,595 BTC. Strive is also seeking financing through a substantial preferred-share offering.
October 17, 2026, 11:13 pmSaylor's Bitcoin pitch could redefine financial strategies, influencing market confidence and shareholder decisions on dividend structures.
October 17, 2026, 10:32 pm
Bitcoin traded near $81,500 on Oct. 17, 2026, with its technical indicators offering competing signals. Shorter-term moving averages favored sellers, while longer-term averages continued to support buyers. The relative strength index (RSI) stood at 46, and the broader technical rating remained neutral.
Institutional shifts in Bitcoin ETF flows highlight market volatility and strategic reallocations, impacting broader cryptocurrency investment dynamics.
TL;DR: Charles Schwab is expanding its direct Bitcoin and Ethereum services, including phased external wallet transfers. The move brings digital asset ownership further into the company’s conventional brokerage experience.
Bitcoin's role in intelligence highlights privacy concerns, impacts illicit activity tracking, and influences global tech competition dynamics.
Vitalik Buterin says Bitcoin mining cost splits 50/50 between hardware and power, while AI inference runs almost entirely on hardware.
The nine-member group, modeled on the Internet Engineering Task Force, aims to set open standards for testing quantum-resistance claims as forecasts place the first practical attack in the late 2020s.
The analysis highlights the strategic shift in resource allocation, emphasizing efficiency and cost management as key factors for industry competitiveness.
TL;DR: Deutsche Bank is preparing to introduce institutional digital asset custody services, initially targeting professional clients in Germany. The planned platform is part of a wider effort to connect cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets to established banking infrastructure.
U.S. crypto ETFs closed Friday under renewed selling pressure, with bitcoin funds losing $82.39 million and ether ETFs shedding another $69.68 million. Solana, XRP and zcash also finished lower, while NEAR once again attracted fresh capital.
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